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<p>Consider <span class="process-math">\(f_1(x), f_2(x), \cdots, f_n(x)\text{.}\)</span> If</p>
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k_1 f_1+k_2 f_2+\cdots k_n f_n=0,
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<p class="continuation">implies <span class="process-math">\(k_1=k_2=\cdots=k_n=0\text{,}\)</span> then <span class="process-math">\(f_1, f_2, \cdots, f_n\)</span> are linear independent. Otherwise, they are linear dependent.</p>
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